Structural member



Jan. 1, 1935. A. w. FROUDE STRUCTURAL MEMBER Filed May 24; 1933 I H U H lnvenfor:

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UNITED STAT P 1 OFFICE Froude, Ridgewood, N; J., assignor to The American Steel and Wire Company of New Jersey, a corporation of New, Jersey Q Application May 24, 1933, Serial No. 672,720

,5. Claims. 101. 40-145 This inventionrelates to structural members,

and more particularly to U-shaped posts, which may be adapted to support displaymedia, such 6 as signs and the like; i One object of the invention isto provide a novel structural; member enabling. the attachment thereto of a substantial object in a firm and secure manner. i

Another object is to provide means enabling the attachment of. signs, etc., to U-shaped posts without buckling? or .dishing-in of the sign.

Still another objectis toprovide novel means for, firmly s ecuring'reflector signs, or similar devices which require rearward projections, to conventional structural members, and in spaced relationshipwithrespect thereto.

These and further objects will appear after referring to the drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a front elevationof the device of the invention. e i q Figure 2 isa side elevation thereof.

Figure 3 is anenlarged fragmentary detail of H Figure 2.

Figure 4is an end of the invention. r V

Figure 5 is. an enlarged fragmentary detail of Figure4. Figure 6 is a view. similar to Figure 5 but disclosing a-further modification.

Figure 7 is a top plan of Figures! and 5. Referring more'aparticularly to the drawing,

elevation of a modified form shaped post or structural member provided with flanges 2 i v.

According to the present invention, a pair of elongated attaching e1ements3, which comprise i U-s'haped members provided with flanges 3 are disposed in contact with and transversely of the flanges 2 of the U-shaped post 2, and welded as.

at 4. The attaching elements 3 are provided L with holes 3 in order tofacilitatethe attachlationship from thepost 2.

ment of a sign generally indicated at 5, as by means of the boltsand nuts 6 and 6 respectively, providing for maintaining a reflector device.

5 or other rearward projection, in

spaced re- Referring to the modification disclosed in Figures 4 and. 5, Z-shaped, or double-angled, attachof the U-shaped members 3 and are similarly j welded to the flanges 2 of thepost; as at 4, the

bolt, hole being indicated at 7 Referring to Figure 6, a further modification is disclosed providing an attaching and spacing angle member 8, which is likewise secured to the flanges 2 of the post as by means of the welds 4, the hole for the bolt 6 being provided at 8'. In each instance the attaching and spacing members provide a wide and elongated area for contact with the sign 5, or other object to besupbe made without departing from the scope of my invention, as defined in the following claims.

I claim: 1. A structural member forsupporting display media comprising, in combination, an elongated channel member of U-shaped cross-section having longitudinal flanges, elongated spacing mem bers secured to the flanges of said channel memher, and means associated with said spacing members for enabling attachment of said display media. i

2. A structural member for supporting display media comprising, in combination, an elongated channel member of U -shaped cross-section having longitudinal flanges, at least one elongated spacing member for bridging the longitudinal flanges of said channel member, saidelongated spacing member being secured to said longitudinal flanges,

and means associated with said spacing member for supporting said display media in spaced rela- .tionship with respect to the longitudinal flanges the numeral 2 designates a conventional U- longitudinal flanges, at least one U-shaped bridging plate provided with flanged portions which are secured to the longitudinal flanges of said channel member and in transverse relationship with respect thereto, and means associated with said bridging plate at .a point remote from its flanged portions for attaching said display media in spaced relationship with respect to said elongated channel member.

4. A structural member for supporting display media compri ng, in combination, an elongated channel member of U-shaped cross-section having longitudinal flanges, at least one elongated double -angled member secured to the longitudinal flanges of said channel member and in transverse relationship with respect thereto, and means associated with the remainder of said double-angled member for supporting said display media in spaced relationship with respect to said elongated channel member.

5 A structural member for supporting display her and in transverse relationship with respect media. comprising, in combination, an elongated thereto, and means associated with the other of channelmember of U-shaped cross-section havthe flanges of said angle member for supporting ing longitudinal flanges, at least one angle me'msaid display media in spaced relationship with [5 her having the end of one of its flanges secured respect to said elongated channel member. 5

to the longitudinal flanges of said channel mem- I g ALBERT W. FROUDE. 

